CHAPTER 8 OF THE HITE REPORT The Vulgarization of Sex Sex became more vulgarized in the 1960's when Playboy Magazine was all the rage. Cosmopolitan Magazine soon came along for women, inspired by Helen Gurly Brown and the film with Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis, 'Sex and the Single Girl.' Sex, it seemed, was to be the stuff of laughing referrals but not direct information. Read More Welcome Welcome to the new official website for Shere Hite. Shere Hite (born November 2, 1942) is an American-born German sex educator and feminist. Her sexological work has focused primarily on female sexuality. Hite builds upon biological studies of sex by Masters and Johnson and by Alfred Kinsey. She also references theoretical, political and psychological works associated with the feminist movement of the 1970s, such as Anne Koedt's The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm. Sex and Politics, Peace and Love Sex and the use of your body is a profound matter, for each of us personally, for others we come in contact with, and for the society; how we make choices matters. Read More Why don't you come with me on a personal journey to rethink your personal life? This could be a good use of your time. The Hite Reports, my books, contain a new way of looking at sex and private life that could open many doors for you. Read More Over 7,000 men, ages thirteen to ninety-seven, speak out about: What they think of women--as wives, lovers, and friends; why a majority of men like marriage but are not faithful; what they think about love--and why they often distrust it; how they feel about giving women clitoral stimulation; why they often masturbate even with a regular sex life...and more. Shere Hite explains at the Harvard Kennedy School, October 14, 1981 Video link Video Shere Hite explaining the female orgasm Shere Hite author and researcher Shere Hite being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in 1987 The Hite Report, A Sexual Survey 03.03.1977 Shere Hite discusses her book about the high level of dissatisfaction among women. Women and Love 12/06/1987 SEXUALITY with Shere Hite - David Hasselhoff. Her notable works include Sexual Honesty, by Women, For Women (1974) The Hite Report on Female Sexuality (1976, 2004) The Hite Report on Male Sexuality (1981) Women and Love: A Cultural Revolution in Progress (The Hite Report on Love, Passion, and Emotional Violence) (1987) Fliegen mit Jupiter (English: Flying with Jupiter) (1993) The Hite Report on the Family: Growing Up Under Patriarchy (1994) The Hite Report on Shere Hite: Voice of a Daughter in Exile (2000) (autobiography) The Shere Hite Reader: New and Selected Writings on Sex, Globalization and Private Life (2006) Biography IN 1976, A YOUNG grad student from Missouri dropped a bombshell into the bedrooms of the world, and blew apart our preconceptions about women’s sexuality. The Hite Report on Female Sexuality challenged the sexual status quo and defied male dominance. It became a worldwide publishing sensation, and turned its author into a hate figure among some men. Read More
CHAPTER 8 OF THE HITE REPORT The Vulgarization of Sex Sex became more vulgarized in the 1960's when Playboy Magazine was all the rage. Cosmopolitan Magazine soon came along for women, inspired by Helen Gurly Brown and the film with Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis, 'Sex and the Single Girl.' Sex, it seemed, was to be the stuff of laughing referrals but not direct information. Read More
Welcome to the new official website for Shere Hite.
Shere Hite (born November 2, 1942) is an American-born German sex educator and feminist. Her sexological work has focused primarily on female sexuality. Hite builds upon biological studies of sex by Masters and Johnson and by Alfred Kinsey. She also references theoretical, political and psychological works associated with the feminist movement of the 1970s, such as Anne Koedt's The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm.
Over 7,000 men, ages thirteen to ninety-seven, speak out about: What they think of women--as wives, lovers, and friends; why a majority of men like marriage but are not faithful; what they think about love--and why they often distrust it; how they feel about giving women clitoral stimulation; why they often masturbate even with a regular sex life...and more. Shere Hite explains at the Harvard Kennedy School, October 14, 1981 Video link
Shere Hite explaining the female orgasm
Shere Hite author and researcher
Shere Hite being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in 1987
The Hite Report, A Sexual Survey 03.03.1977
Shere Hite discusses her book about the high level of dissatisfaction among women.
Women and Love 12/06/1987
SEXUALITY with Shere Hite - David Hasselhoff.
Her notable works include
IN 1976, A YOUNG grad student from Missouri dropped a bombshell into the bedrooms of the world, and blew apart our preconceptions about women’s sexuality. The Hite Report on Female Sexuality challenged the sexual status quo and defied male dominance. It became a worldwide publishing sensation, and turned its author into a hate figure among some men. Read More